Dhaka, Oct 16 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, five more children died from symptoms of the disease on Friday, pushing the death toll in 2026 to 1,186 this year, local media reported.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Senior diplomat Sudhakar Dalela, currently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Nepal, the MEA said on Friday.
Apia, Oct 16 (IANS) India and Samoa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the SENESE Project under the Government of India’s Grant-in-Aid scheme, aimed at strengthening support for children and persons with disabilities in the Pacific Island nation.
Quetta, Oct 16 (IANS) The Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) on Friday claimed responsibility for the killing of six Pakistani military personnel during a highway blockade in Balochistan’s Sibi district, local media reported.
Dhaka, Oct 16 (IANS) As many as 34 incidents of violence, including attacks on temples, vandalism of idols and other forms of violence, have been recorded at Durga Puja venues across Bangladesh ahead of the community’s biggest religious festival, local media reported citing two Hindu organisations.
Muscat, Oct 16 (IANS) Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini welcomed over 500 members of the Indian diaspora on board at Oman’s Salalah, including children and teachers from Indian School Salalah, the Indian Embassy in Muscat said on Friday.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) India and Vietnam on Friday reviewed their cooperation across key areas, including economic security, maritime engagements, counter-terrorism, emerging technologies and cyber security, as the two countries held the fourth edition of their Security Dialogue in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
Ankara, Oct 16 (IANS) Increasing attacks from Houthis on Saudi Arabia are testing Pakistan's ability to defend Riyadh without affecting its ties with Iran even as experts warn that Islamabad's deeper military involvement could have major consequences at home and across the border, a report has detailed.
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Defence lawyers have condemned Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentence for blasphemy against a Christian man named Qaiser Ayub, terming the court's dismissal of his appeal against conviction for allegedly defiling the name of Prophet Muhammad as "devastating", a report has detailed.
Cape Town, Oct 16 (IANS) Indian Navy’s INS Tarkash has sailed from Simon’s Town in South Africa for the sea phase of the ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime Exercise (IBSAMAR), the Indian Navy said on Friday.
